Nail puller



G. LITTLE NAIL FULLER June 3, 1930.

Filed June 1928 Patented June 3, 1936 enonen LITTLE, orjnOIsE, mam

NAIL FULLER 'Application filed June 6,

This invention relates to nail pullers and the main object is to provide such a device which is adapted for use with a claw ham mer or other like tool and which is of a shape and size adaptable for carrying in the pocket. I 7' Another object is to provide a nail puller which is simple and strong in structure and efficient in performing its function.

19 With these and other objects in view the invention resides in the novel construction and arrangement'of the parts as hereinafter set forth and claimed.

In the drawing: I

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tool, illustrating the method of using the same.

Figure 2 is an inverted plan view of the main body member of the tool.

Figure 8 is a detail side view of the jaw.

Figure 1 is a detail edge view of the jaw.

Figure 5 is a detail plan viewof the foot member and its associated jaw.

In carrying out my invention I provide a main body member denoted by the reference character 1 which has the divergent arm portions 2 and 3 with the sockets 4 and 5 formed in the intended lower edge of the tool adjacent the ends of the said arms. The sockets 4 and 5 are open at their inner margins and do not extend fully through the arm portions 2 and 3 but terminate short of one lateral side thereof leaving end walls as shown at 6 in Figure 2. A head 7 is formed medially upon the opposite side of eral grooves 8 are formed upon each side of one of the arms 3 as adjacent the head 7 the said grooves being adapted to receive the claws 9 of the conventional carpenters hammer 10 for operating the tool as will be more fully described hereinafter.

A nail gripping jaw 11 isprovided with a laterally turned pivot po'st 12 adapted to seat in the socket 5 so that the jaw 11 may pivot freely therein. A base i member 13 is provided, the same havingan enlarged circular pivot lug 14s at one end adapted to fit within the socket 4 and pivot freely therein. A nail gripping jaw 15 comple- 59 mentary to-the jaw 11 is formed: integrally the body member 1 and angularly cut lat- 1928. Serial mi; 283,431.

- mantra" with the base: member 13 and ja portion of the said base member is cut away. laterally between the points indicated bythe numeral 16 forn'iinga recess 17 in which the jaw llis adapted to fit, as shown. vA small'semicircular pivot'lug18' on. the .base 13 within a recess 19 formed on the inner edge of the jaw 11" for a purposeto be hereinafter set forth. The outer or operative face 20 of the base 13 is in the form of a com: pound curveas shown and a fulcrum or foot portion 21 is provided at thefree end. The inner adjacent faces of the'jaws 11 and 15 near their free or operating ends are cut away as shown at 22 to form teeth ,24 for gripping a nail thereiiibetween; The jaw lland the base member 13 are releasably retained' in pivotal=en.gage1nent with the body member 1 by a large round headed screw 23 threadedly seated in the body 1.,

the head of which is adapted to overlap the lug 1a of the said base 13, thereby retaining same in place. a

In the use of the tool to remove a nail from a boardor the like, reference is had to Figure 1 in which N represents the nail intended to be drawn from the material M. The tool is placed over the nail with the jaws 11 and 15 upon either side thereof and then the head 7 is struck with a hammer which drives the teeth 24 of the jaws into the material beside the nail. Now the claw 9 of the hammer 10 is placed in the grooves 8 and the hammer handle is gripped and moved in the direction indicated by the arrow. This action brings pressure to bear upon the foot 21 causing the base 13 to swing toward the body member 1 and the lug 18 will transmit this motion to the jaw 11 so that the teeth at at the free or operating ends of the jaws 11 and 15 will close togethersecurely gripping the nail N. Continued movement of the hammer handle in the direction started will withdraw the nail N from the material M. During the initial movement the tool will fulcrum on the foot 21 at a point adjacent the jaws, butas the movement is continued and the nail is with drawn from the material the fulcrum point will shift to a point remote from the jaws seats thus allowing a relatively long nail to be drawn entirely from the material.

It is obvious that any tool having suitable claws adapted to engage the grooves 8 may be used in connection with my device and also that the position and form of the said grooves 8 may be varied greatly to conform to different tools.

While I have herein set forth a preferred embodiment of my invention, it is understood that I may vary the structural details thereof within the scope of the appende claim.

I claim:

In a device of the kind described, a body member having divergent arm portions, the latter having transversely extended sockets in their outer portions, a nail gripping jaw having a laterally extending pivot post freely seated in one of the said arm sockets, the said jaw having a lug engaging recess upon its inner edge adjacent the said body member, an integrally formed base member and complementary nail gripping jaw, the base portion having a pivot lug at one end freely seated within the other of the said arm sockets of the body member, being recessed laterally for engaging the first named nail gripping jaw, and having a lug thereon adapted for engaging the said recess at the inner edge of the first named nail gripping jaw.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

GEORGE LITTLE. 

